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CBT-I Coach: A Description and Clinician Perceptions of a Mobile App for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia

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Kuhn, Eric, Weiss, Brandon J., Taylor, Katherine L., Hoffman, Julia E., Ramsey, Kelly M., Manber, Rachel, Gehrman, Philip, Crowley, Jill J., Ruzek, Josef I., Trockel, Mickey·2016·Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

DOI 10.5664/jcsm.5700PMC PMC4795288

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Study objectives This paper describes CBT-I Coach, a patient-facing smartphone app designed to enhance cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I). It presents findings of two surveys of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) CBT-I trained clinicians regarding their perceptions of CBT-I Coach before it was released (n = 138) and use of it two years after it was released (n = 176). Methods VA-trained CBT-I clinicians completed web-based surveys before and two years after CBT-I Coach was publicly released. Results Prior to CBT-I Coach release, clinicians reported that it was moderately to very likely that the app could improve care and a majority (87.0%) intended to use it if it were available. Intention to use the app was predicted by smartphone ownership (β = 0.116, p < 0.05) and perceptions of relative advantage to existing CBT-I practices (β = 0.286, p < 0.01), compatibility with their own needs and values (β = 0.307, p < 0.01), and expectations about the complexity of the app (β = 0.245, p < 0.05). Two years after CBT-I Coach became available, 59.9% of participants reported using it with patients and had favorable impressions of its impact on homework adherence and outcomes. Conclusions Findings suggest that before release, CBT-I Coach was perceived to have potential to enhance CBT-I and address common adherence issues and clinicians would use it. These results are reinforced by findings two years after it was released suggesting robust uptake and favorable perceptions of its value.

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Authors: Kuhn, E., Weiss, B. J., Taylor, K. L., Hoffman, J. E., Ramsey, K. M., Manber, R., Gehrman, P., Crowley, J. J., Ruzek, J. I., & Trockel, M.
Affiliations: VA Palo Alto Health Care System (US)
Stanford University (US)
Philadelphia VA Medical Center (US)
Corresponding author: Kuhn, Eric
ORCID: Kuhn, Eric
Weiss, Brandon J.
Taylor, Katherine L.
Hoffman, Julia E.
Ramsey, Kelly M.
Manber, Rachel
Gehrman, Philip
Ruzek, Josef I.
Trockel, Mickey
Venue: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2016-04-15
Volume: 12
Issue: 4
Pages: 597-606
ISSN: 1550-9389 (ISSN-L)
1550-9397
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.5700
PMC: PMC4795288
OpenAlex: W2279773756
Cited by: 135
References: 40
Citations by year: 2026: 5 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 21 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 16 · 2018: 14 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 6
FWCI: 22.30
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
doi.org
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
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Locations: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine (publishedVersion)
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PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
Keywords: cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, mobile health apps, mobile application, clinician perceptions, intention to use, technology acceptance, homework adherence, veterans, app uptake
MeSH terms: Smartphone, Attitude of Health Personnel, Female, Humans, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, Male, Middle Aged, Veterans, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Treatment Outcome, Patient Satisfaction, Mobile Applications

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